Summary:
The three schools in Skokie School District 73-5 serve pre-K through grade 8 in Skokie, Illinois, with a combined enrollment of 1,065. Chronic absenteeism is below the state’s 24% at all three schools: 12% at Elizabeth Meyer School, 13% at John Middleton Elementary School, and 14% at Oliver McCracken Middle School. Most importantly, both schools with test results were above the state in every reported, grade-matched ELA, math, and science comparison.
McCracken stands out in ELA: 84% proficient, compared with 67% at John Middleton, an 18-point difference; both were above the state, by 28 and 10 points respectively. John narrowly leads in math, at 53% versus 51%, a 1-point gap; both also exceed the state in that subject. Science results are above the state at both schools, too: John’s fifth-grade result is 56%, 8 points above the fifth-grade state result, while McCracken’s eighth-grade result is 68%, 16 points above its grade’s state result. Because the schools serve different grades, their science results are not a direct comparison; Meyer has no supplied test results.
Recent test-score changes favor McCracken: from the prior year, its ELA rose 4 points and math rose 5, while John’s ELA rose 1 point and math fell 2. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 rankings place McCracken at the 83rd percentile with 4 stars and John at the 66th percentile with 3 stars; their ranking groups differ. Other measures offer context, not explanations: in 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 34% at McCracken, 33% at John, and 26% at Meyer. John’s student-teacher ratio was 11, compared with 9.4 at McCracken and 9.9 at Meyer.
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